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'ser acniv e ghert t ac on campus, and after was granted, texas hired a lawyer who used to be a solicor ofrupte hg wobe.os wtt soone has a fine reputation for one the case the we were talking about, sos and the jue ine tv methi seiv vngn w.b nitaneoicitor general coming at this in a very non-of a logical way will probably help the texas ses a o >> is a democrat, at least in the primary. ominfyocaju doheicesir e mst k virginia, a republican gets elected, i cou see that happening. i just don't see the majority of democrats and governors turning whrerou?io y answer, if someone wants to head towards the micropne, will be ready for the next month. >> that sounds like a pretty thventwlo cof asi waoandi.r fn oncio thoue xp t the public that i am turng down millions of dollars of federal funs to pay for health dodoou rtaop, an i ne g t g t heathae in prcattevf t aa the state didn't particarly like the expansion come that somewhere down the line, they're going to say if you're pay 0% oe , in, sonoreyiha asntae nd en0%sa dgte r us. i think i read in my paper by the great robert pear that te do.ri
'ser acniv e ghert t ac on campus, and after was granted, texas hired a lawyer who used to be a solicor ofrupte hg wobe.os wtt soone has a fine reputation for one the case the we were talking about, sos and the jue ine tv methi seiv vngn w.b nitaneoicitor general coming at this in a very non-of a logical way will probably help the texas ses a o >> is a democrat, at least in the primary. ominfyocaju doheicesir e mst k virginia, a republican gets elected, i cou see that happening. i just...
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about 1.9 million people in that income range in texas. in a rising at the latest estimate cbo makes assumptions about incentives facing states and deciding whether to anticipate and the numbers of people newly eligible gaining coverage but a huge amount of uncertainty clearly about what the final outcome will be. the panel today will take up some of the key implementation issues for the exchanges particularly in the wake of the supreme court decision given open enrollment begins in october of 2013. what are the next steps for state and federal government to meet the deadline and what are the implications of the decision particularly as regards to coverage of lower-income families and federal and state policy options for participation in the medicaid expansion and with that are will turn this back over to ed. >> thank you, sara. just a couple quick logistical items in your packets. there is a lot of good background information including biographical information of all of our speakers. there are copies of the power point presentations we ha
about 1.9 million people in that income range in texas. in a rising at the latest estimate cbo makes assumptions about incentives facing states and deciding whether to anticipate and the numbers of people newly eligible gaining coverage but a huge amount of uncertainty clearly about what the final outcome will be. the panel today will take up some of the key implementation issues for the exchanges particularly in the wake of the supreme court decision given open enrollment begins in october of...
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. >> the chair of the full committee the gentleman from texas, mr. smith. >> thank you mr. chairman and i associate myself with your opening statement. mr. chrman gh si ima pa re o uriosety pu americans and our allies at risk. natial security experts from both republican and democratic administrations have expressed outrage over the leaks andhe fec thaooingd rentge erns what sets fees' apart from other leaks that we've seen is that the media reports that many of them have comfrom highly placed administration officials ithis is true thians adstonfiae enth naety d ri american lives. national security operational details exist to meet the covert means of the intelligence community that protect the american people. teiekssattorel atd inotions, put at risk the lives of sources and makes it much more difficult to recruit sources and damages our relationships with our partrs. conquently, the leak like this seslmindwi veath a director mueller went on to say, quote, i don't want to use the word devastating but this will have a huge impact on our ability to do our usiness. your abili
. >> the chair of the full committee the gentleman from texas, mr. smith. >> thank you mr. chairman and i associate myself with your opening statement. mr. chrman gh si ima pa re o uriosety pu americans and our allies at risk. natial security experts from both republican and democratic administrations have expressed outrage over the leaks andhe fec thaooingd rentge erns what sets fees' apart from other leaks that we've seen is that the media reports that many of them have comfrom...
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do a terrible job of providing health care to their own people like louisiana, a state i love, and texas, they just do a bad job of providing public health, but they are the most -- the governors among the most against in putting in sensible reform. >> guest: robert, thanks for the call. yes, henry was a major industrialist, and his money was made available to start the foundation, which i'll quickly note is not affiliated and we are a non-profit, non-partisan organization. you're right, there's a lot of lobbying going on, and in the next year, we see hospitals and doctors and obviously patient advocates out there to push states to take the money and do the expansion because they are going to say, one, this is good for people's health, and if people have health insurance, they are more likely to go out and seek preventative health care to help them deal with chronic diseases, and recent studies show if you're on medicaid, that lowers mortality rate. there's a big push from that, but you're right. there are the number of states that are saying they are against the law are the ones that ha
do a terrible job of providing health care to their own people like louisiana, a state i love, and texas, they just do a bad job of providing public health, but they are the most -- the governors among the most against in putting in sensible reform. >> guest: robert, thanks for the call. yes, henry was a major industrialist, and his money was made available to start the foundation, which i'll quickly note is not affiliated and we are a non-profit, non-partisan organization. you're right,...
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she graduated herself from university of texas law firm, then went to work as a tv reporter because no houston law firm was willing to hire a women lawyer. she started a small business became the first republican woman in the. she was elected as state -- taken open the seat. she has been reelected three times, and is now the senior republican woman in the senate. she is retiring, as you know from the senate when the term is up at the end of. i expect the houston law firms would be glad to have you on staff now. the first office official office in washington was at the national transportation safety board. president ford appointed you at vice chairman there in 1976. i wonder if you could describe what things were like for a woman appointed to top job like that now and compare it how things have changed or not so much in washington for women in positions of power. . i think there was a beginning of an effort to bring women. we were talking in the back stage and ann armstrong who had been my mentor. she was the first co-chairman of the republican national committee. and my first foray int
she graduated herself from university of texas law firm, then went to work as a tv reporter because no houston law firm was willing to hire a women lawyer. she started a small business became the first republican woman in the. she was elected as state -- taken open the seat. she has been reelected three times, and is now the senior republican woman in the senate. she is retiring, as you know from the senate when the term is up at the end of. i expect the houston law firms would be glad to have...
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durbin: i thank my friend from texas. i ask unanimous consent that when this colloquy is finished with the five republican senators on the floor that i be recognized. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: mr. president, listening to the distinguished republican leader, i'm reminded of that quotation from former secretary of defense robert gates whorbgs said that our -- who said our record of predicting when we will use military force since vietnam is perfect, we've never been right once. we live in a dangerous and unpredictable world. we also know that the global economy is in dire straits in some places worse than others. in europe, relative -- relevant to the national security question, we can no longer depend on our allies or nato allies necessarily to step up and do what they've done heretofore because they have their own economic and budgetary problems. talking to some of our counterparts in the united kingdom, the british army i
durbin: i thank my friend from texas. i ask unanimous consent that when this colloquy is finished with the five republican senators on the floor that i be recognized. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: mr. president, listening to the distinguished republican leader, i'm reminded of that quotation from former secretary of defense robert gates whorbgs said that our -- who said our record of predicting when...
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this is a dificult mattr, natial sitak h gfr f texas, the chair of this full committee, wonders if self-promotion played a role, and if there were prominent mmbers of the miniration involved in the ak well, that's a we are here to try to determine. he hasn't mentioned any names, so i presume he'sot sure who is doing i. avur own investigative capacity, and so why don't we inquire ourselves? we also have the rgula powerpen odyets ought to talk to, we should talk to them. if there's somebody that isn't cooperating ith us in this disi we should subpoenagiteuecr them. spent if the gentleman will yield i will take the entleman up on his offer immediately. i suspect the chairman of the subcommittee will as well. if you're goingoupport or efrts o sbpoe iiu tniti cudnkfe. >>l,t'y i'm suggesting it spent if the gentleman will yield to if you will submit to the subcommittee chair a list of people that he wishes o subpoena, and the full committee chair does t same, sen.ubaisui >> o problem is that at this point neither of you have anybody that you want to subpoena, i presume. d neither do i. >> i will be hap
this is a dificult mattr, natial sitak h gfr f texas, the chair of this full committee, wonders if self-promotion played a role, and if there were prominent mmbers of the miniration involved in the ak well, that's a we are here to try to determine. he hasn't mentioned any names, so i presume he'sot sure who is doing i. avur own investigative capacity, and so why don't we inquire ourselves? we also have the rgula powerpen odyets ought to talk to, we should talk to them. if there's somebody that...
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of it makes its way to know what ramallah, hundred us is then shipped through mexico and across the texas and arizona border particularly in the arizona border because of the nature of the terrain. as for is the glamorization, the problem in my estimation is if you ask anyone in south america and central america they will tell you the same thing the problem is in the united states made its the demand problem. it's astronomically think this country if my numbers are correct it costs america almost $200 billion a year. that is primarily lost productivity but obviously the law enforcement we have program and what not to wonder billion dollars. i think we've put something in the neighborhood about 26 billion in terms of domestic and international law enforcement to try to keep it from coming here is huge amounts. a thousand tons or so that started its journey appeared only five or six times gets through. that 546-ton is spread across america every community and every city and it costs us dearly. the human capital loan is outrageous so i think the demand is where the problem starts and that is
of it makes its way to know what ramallah, hundred us is then shipped through mexico and across the texas and arizona border particularly in the arizona border because of the nature of the terrain. as for is the glamorization, the problem in my estimation is if you ask anyone in south america and central america they will tell you the same thing the problem is in the united states made its the demand problem. it's astronomically think this country if my numbers are correct it costs america...
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la nina-related heat waves like that experienced in texas in 2011 are now 20 times more likely to occur during la nina today than during la nina years 50 years ago. so we've loaded the dice for these events to happen during the la nina years by a factor of 20. that's a pretty heavy karaism ie increase. researchers note add very warm november that the united kingdom experienced in 2011. they found that warm novembers are now 62 times more likely for the region. again, not only are the dice loaded for unusual weather events, think you're loaded with -- they're loaded with big numbers. the next month, december 2011, was very cold. researchers found that cold decembers were 50% less likely to occur now versus 50 years ago. coming on to 2012, i want to mention another event that happened in week. on monday, researchers at the university of delaware and the canadian ice surface reported that a 46 square-mile chunk of ice broke off from a glacier on the northwest coast of greenland. this peeves ice is two times the size of manhattan. in august 2010, a piece four times the size of manhattan sep
la nina-related heat waves like that experienced in texas in 2011 are now 20 times more likely to occur during la nina today than during la nina years 50 years ago. so we've loaded the dice for these events to happen during the la nina years by a factor of 20. that's a pretty heavy karaism ie increase. researchers note add very warm november that the united kingdom experienced in 2011. they found that warm novembers are now 62 times more likely for the region. again, not only are the dice...
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. >> congresswoman, i'm shaken nation i go to school in dallas, texas. i would argue i'm your biggest supporter. >> please, no fighting. [laughter] >> you enjoyed or do you ever get tired of being the liberals number one target? >> and the last 48 hours i've been their number one target again is worth the fight. the latest i'd have gone on a sat on the intelligence committee. there were 19 of us and we do with the nations classified secrets. something abundantly clear under the obama administration as there has been influenced from the muslim brotherhood at the highest levels of power that the violent organization across the world. so we are raising questions and asking questions of the inspector general to look into it. and they give you one example appeared to be sick department violated federal law. the state department granted a visa to a member of a foreign terrorist organization from egypt. we list this is a foreign terrorist organization under state department website. our state department brokers will not come our federal and granted the visa abr
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and our last statement will come from the gentleman from texas. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the crisis of 2008 was caused by a number of factors but i think at this point that we can say with confidence that a lack of authority or information by regulators was not one of them. instead of advancing a true reform of our regulatory structure, dodd-frank doubled down on the failures of the past by elevating the influence of the same agencies that missed the last crisis. this notion that a new super council of regulators will predict the next financial calamity is a fallacy. all it does is further distract regulators from their core duties which is to police financial markets. we've already seen an example of this with mf global. this is harmful for our financial system and our economy and i'm eager to look into this matter further and i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you. before i recognize secretary geithner, let me say that the secretary hasn't indicated he must leave at noon today. to accommodate as many members as possible to question the secretary the chair ann
and our last statement will come from the gentleman from texas. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the crisis of 2008 was caused by a number of factors but i think at this point that we can say with confidence that a lack of authority or information by regulators was not one of them. instead of advancing a true reform of our regulatory structure, dodd-frank doubled down on the failures of the past by elevating the influence of the same agencies that missed the last crisis. this notion that a new...